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It paid homage to my ancestry, my own personal history, it was simple, but very strong and graceful and with the Zen belief that it symbolizes 'the moment when the mind is free to let the body/spirit create' and my company is performance based, it was a perfect fit.
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Three years later, in 2001 when I founded my own company, I adopted the Enso as part of my logo. At the time, I was very intrigued by the renowned book " The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, which, although it is a book written about Chinese military strategy, had a gorgeous Enso illustration by Japanese Zen master Bankei. Illustration by Japanese Zen master Bankei, 1622-93 **įour years later, in 1999, I started a new career path in the performance arts. That never left me and neither did that symbol. It taught me that even when I feel that I'm faltering, I am actually building strength if I just stick with it. It taught me that sometimes I shouldn't handle anymore and that I should just do my best to make that moment/that action as flawless as I could. Though it is a symbol and not a Japanese character "kanji", it is seen and practiced often in this craft.Īt that time in my life, training 3-5 hours per day, 6 days a week, breaking my ankle, and getting pummeled non-stop by girls that wished they were male so they could be sumo wrestlers taught me to take one moment at a time, to be mindful of just that moment because sometimes there was no way I could handle anymore - physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. The symbol first came to me in my second visit to Japan in 1995 as I was training in martial arts and briefly delved in to Shodo (the art of Japanese calligraphy). We are whole, and best lived, when we are open to life, and though I think Life strives for completion and balance, it is a process that is never-ending. Drawing it complete, or open is up to the artist, but my preference is to leave it open (as you see here - yes, that is my own free-hand illustration), because I believe we are perfect in never being perfect. it shows the expressive movement of the spirit at that time". Wikipedia states*: " It symbolizes the Absolute, enlightenment, strength, elegance, the Universe and the void.an expression of the moment.In Zen Buddhist painting,ensō symbolizes a moment when the mind is free to simply let the body/spirit create. In the background you will see a symbol - ENSO (Japanese, meaning " circle"). I will explain a bit about the design of my blog page.